04-26-2018, 10:37 PM
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So, apparently these exist...
http://chinariders.net/attachment.ph...1&d=1524795686
This is called a texture/fidget board. My wife showed me one that someone had posted on pintrest. Of course, the Engineer in me piped right up and said something along the lines of "Hold my beer..." We used a bunch of off the shelf hardware parts from Home Depot, a sheet of plywood I cut down to a manageable size, and some pieces of foam pipe insulation to protect the edges. We also used some of the clip/closure things from diaper wipes to make little window-things that Nugget can open up and there's different things for the Bambino to feel on underneath. We did some cardboard corrugate, bubble wrap, little fabric pom-poms, the works. Little man is super excited playing with it. http://chinariders.net/attachment.ph...1&d=1524796620
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04-27-2018, 04:45 AM
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Krasi, it was a lot harder to make than you would think. Walking through Home Depot and trying to decide if something would be an interesting texture or engaging device was really tough. I thought it would be a simple matter of buying two of these, a couple of those, maybe one of that thing over there, go home and slap it all together. Man, was I taken by surprise. There are things that would be really cool, but were a huge pinch hazard or too sharp. Then there's the ever constant worry about something falling off and becoming a choking hazard. Really turns your world upside having to think about things like that, both as a part of day-to-day parenting, and then even more when you're putting something like this together. All in all, it cost us a touch under $200USD to whip up, and the Bambino couldn't be happier with everything he gets to play with. Totally worth it, INMHO.
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First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up |
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04-27-2018, 11:22 AM
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The very same thought goes into making similar activity boards for adults with cognitive challenges.
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04-27-2018, 12:04 PM
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Yikes, he's growing!
They really want to be with you out there banging and playing, perfect!
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04-27-2018, 04:11 PM
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Gotta admit, that is pretty cool.
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04-27-2018, 09:40 PM
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First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up |
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04-27-2018, 10:22 PM
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Went back to see the first pic and it appears the Ural was your workbench.
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Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts |
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04-28-2018, 09:47 AM
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Cheesy, guilty as charged. The rack on the back of the tub was indeed my workbench. The house we're in now is so much smaller than our place in GA there's no room to work at all. I have to pull the other two bikes out of the garage if I want to do ant maintenance at all on the third. I did the 10,000 mile service on the DR on Wednesday, and that was a real PITA. Taking all the plastics off, and that huge gas tank, then trying to find somewhere to put everything so you're not tripping over it is not exactly my idea of a relaxing afternoon wrenching on the toys.
 In any event, Nugget really likes the board, and I'm calling this one a success.
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First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up |
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